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I know it doesn't exactly benefit the youth movement to sign a guy that is almost 50, but Jamie Moyer is available and could be a great boon to a young pitching staff. I admit there are a lot of cons, but I imagine what the young guys (specifically Matusz & Britton as lefties) could gain from having Moyer around. He'd be a much better mentor than Millwood, whether it's conditioning or making your performance exceed your talent (two things he has obviously excelled at). He'd definitely be a cheap one-year deal. If his time is up, he'll still be around for spring training. If he pitches well, you deal him at the deadline. could be dealt at the deadline.

The question there is: Is it really worth it? We brought Millwood in not only to mentor, but to be a solid innings-eater. Moyer doesn't really bring that, and isn't a top of the rotation presence like Millwood was (well, coming in to the season). So is it worth it for a mentor type like him being older and not a top presence on the mound, or let Britton/Tillman come up and struggle a bit (hopefully not) and establish themselves?